Saccharopolyspora erythraea

Saccharopolyspora erythraea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Actinobacteria
Class:	Actinobacteria
Subclass:	Actinobacteridae
Order:	Actinomycetales
Family:	Pseudonocardiaceae
Genus:	Saccharopolyspora
Species:	S. erythraea
Binomial name
Saccharopolyspora erythraea
Synonyms
Saccharopolyspora erythrea (lapsus) Streptomyces erythraeus

Saccharopolyspora erythraea, formerly known as Streptomyces erythraeus,^[1] is a species of actinomycete bacteria within the genus Saccharopolyspora.

Saccharopolyspora erythraea is known for the production of the macrolide antibiotic erythromycin.^[2] Cytochrome P450 eryF (CYP107A1) originally from the bacterium is responsible for the biosynthesis of the antibiotic by C6-hydroxylation of the macrolide 6-deoxyerythronolide B^{[citation needed]}.

References

1. ^ "Transfer of the Type Strain of Streptomyces erythraeus (Waksman 1923) Waksman and Henrici 1948 to the Genus Saccharopolyspora Lacey and Goodfellow 1975 as Saccharopolyspora erythraea sp. nov., and Designation of a Neotype Strain for Streptomyces erythraeus -- Labeda 37 (1): 19 -- International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology". http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/37/1/19. 
2. ^ "Complete genome sequence of the erythromycin-producing bacterium : Saccharopolyspora erythraea: NRRL23338 : Abstract : Nature Biotechnology". http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v25/n4/abs/nbt1297.html.